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Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte - Greatest Hits
Genres: Folk, International Music, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (21) - Disc #1
1. A-Roving - Harry Belafonte, Traditional
2. Chiminey Smoke - Harry Belafonte, Coleman
3. Shenandoah - Harry Belafonte, Traditional
4. Man Smart (Woman Smarter) - Harry Belafonte, Span, Norman
5. Jerry (This Timber Got to Roll) - Harry Belafonte, Traditional
6. Scarlet Ribbons - Harry Belafonte, Danzig, Evelyn
7. Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me) - Harry Belafonte, Hattori, Raymond
8. Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Goes Down) - Harry Belafonte, Belafonte, Harry
9. Matilda - Harry Belafonte, Belafonte, Harry
10. Venezuela - Harry Belafonte, Traditional
11. Hold 'Em Joe - Harry Belafonte, Thomas, Harry
12. I'm Just a Country Boy - Harry Belafonte, Barer, Marshall
13. Man Piaba - Harry Belafonte, Belafonte, Harry
14. John Henry - Harry Belafonte, Campbell, Paul [Son
15. Sylvie - Harry Belafonte, Campbell, Paul [Son
16. Jump Down, Spin Around - Harry Belafonte, Attaway, Bill
17. In That Great Gettin' up Morning - Harry Belafonte, Belafonte, Harry
18. Unchained Melody - Harry Belafonte, North, Alex
19. Come Back Liza - Harry Belafonte, Attaway, William
20. I Do Adore Her - Harry Belafonte, Lord Burgess
21. Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belafonte, Burgess, Lord
Track Listings (16) - Disc #2
1. The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) - Harry Belafonte, Attaway
2. Cucurrucucu Paloma - Harry Belafonte, M?ndez, Tomas
3. Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte, Hairston, Jester
4. Once Was - Harry Belafonte, Kennedy
5. When the Saints Go Marching In - Harry Belafonte, Traditional
6. Danny Boy - Harry Belafonte, Weatherly, Frederic
7. Mama Look a Boo Boo - Harry Belafonte, Melody, Lord
8. Don't Ever Love Me - Harry Belafonte, Burgess, Lord
9. Coconut Woman - Harry Belafonte, Belafonte, Harry
10. Angelique-O - Harry Belafonte, Attaway
11. Island in the Sun - Harry Belafonte, Belafonte, Harry
12. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) - Harry Belafonte, Arlen, Harold
13. God Bless the Child - Harry Belafonte, Herzog, Arthur Jr.
14. Cotton Fields - Harry Belafonte, Leadbelly
15. Delia's Gone - Harry Belafonte, Corman
16. Oh, Freedom - Harry Belafonte, Belafonte, Harry
Track Listings (16) - Disc #3
1. Jump in the Line - Harry Belafonte, Somvel, Stephen
2. Land of the Sea and Sun - Harry Belafonte, Burgie, Irving
3. Angelina - Harry Belafonte, Burgie, Irving
4. Midnight Special - Harry Belafonte, Traditional
5. On Top of Old Smokey - Harry Belafonte, Traditional
6. Muleskinner - Harry Belafonte, Traditional
7. Michael, Row the Boat Ashore - Harry Belafonte, Traditional
8. This Land Is Your Land - Harry Belafonte, Guthrie, Woody
9. Try to Remember - Harry Belafonte, Jones, Tom [1]
10. By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Harry Belafonte, Webb, Jimmy [1]
11. A Day in the Life of a Fool - Harry Belafonte, Bonfa, Luiz
12. If I Were a Carpenter - Harry Belafonte, Hardin, Tim
13. Mr. Bojangles - Harry Belafonte, Walker, Jerry Jeff
14. Abraham, Martin and John - Harry Belafonte, Holler, Dick
15. Scarborough Fair (Canticle) - Harry Belafonte, Garfunkel, Art
16. Fare Thee Well - Harry Belafonte, Eaton, William [1]

CD Details

All Artists: Harry Belafonte
Title: Harry Belafonte - Greatest Hits
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: RCA
Original Release Date: 7/25/2000
Release Date: 7/25/2000
Album Type: Box set
Genres: Folk, International Music, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Traditional Folk, Caribbean & Cuba, Calypso, Easy Listening, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Classic Vocalists, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
Other Editions: Greatest Hits
UPC: 078636740324

CD Reviews

Wrong Booboo

LF | USA | 12/22/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this set because it had all of the Belafonte songs I was looking for. It has Danny Boy, Jamaica Farewell, Mama Look A Booboo, and Mary's Boy Child. Danny Boy is an amazing performance and can't be found easily. Perhaps my favorite Belafonte song, Mama Look A Booboo, is available out there somewhere in a better version, because the version on this record isn't anywhere near as good as the live version, the one with Harry laughing and playing with the lyrics. The other material on this cd set isn't up to the standard of Belafonte's very best, but then again, not much is."

Producer did not know better!!!

Roy Szanik | honolulu, hi United States | 10/14/2007

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I would surmise the producer was TOO YOUNG to know what the original songs from

the 50s & 60s sounded like because what you heard in those years is not what is found on this

RCA? greatest hits box set. I've noticed this to be the trend in artists from way back

into the 50s and 60s. If you want to have the original releases then buy Harry Belafonte's

individual (3) All Time Greatest Hits CDs as Vol. 1, 2 & 3 if they're still available. Luckily

I have these. Lately greatest hits compilations are NOT true to the original recordings

because the producer NEVER heard the songs as a youngster. You would be better

off reading reviews from people who lived in the era when the songs were popular.

It's too bad when a major label like RCA can't find someone to verify the authenticity

of the recordings. You can't substitute alternate takes for the originals.

Aloha,

Roy Szanik"